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From an Important European Collection

Superb sapphire, ruby, emerald and diamond pendant/brooch, late 19th-century and later

Auction Closed

May 13, 04:50 PM GMT

Estimate

280,000 - 500,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Designed as a trefoil, the leaves set with a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 5.96 carats, a similarly shaped emerald weighing 3.26 and an oval ruby weighing 5.06 carats respectively, centring a circular-cut diamond weighing 2.29 carats, framed by circular-cut diamonds, bail detachable, brooch fitting and screwdriver, fitted case.

 

Accompanied by SSEF report no. 145394, dated 25 March 2025, and Gübelin report no. 25040029, dated 14 April 2025, each stating that the sapphire is of Kashmir origin, with no indications of heating, each stating ‘Royal Blue’ colour, together with an appendix letter; further accompanied by SSEF report no. 145399, dated 21 March 2025, stating that the emerald is of Colombian origin, with a minor amount of oil in fissures; and SSEF report no. 145398, dated 21 March 2025, stating that the ruby is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating.

'The velvety blue colour of this sapphire, poetically also referred to as 'royal

blue, is due to very fine and subtle inclusions and a combination of well-balanced trace elements, which are typical and characteristic of the finest sapphires from Kashmir.'

 

Excerpt from the SSEF Appendix Letter